▲ 616 ▼ Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 198 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 month ago (9 children) Time to sell the kid permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago (5 children) 20 years ago I read an article that stuck with me ever since ... it detailed at the time that on average, whether you can afford it or not, it costs about $200,000 to raise a child to the age of 18. So selling the kid would cut the parents losses over the 18 year period permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) I mean... $10k a year for survival for one human? I guess that makes sense? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent [+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago I read something similar more recently, and it was about $250k then. It's probably even more at this present moment permalink fedilink source parent [–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) It’s gettin’ boomer up in here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago It's getting child-free, but still majorly indebted to credit card companies up in here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago very relevant username permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago (5 children) 20 years ago I read an article that stuck with me ever since ... it detailed at the time that on average, whether you can afford it or not, it costs about $200,000 to raise a child to the age of 18. So selling the kid would cut the parents losses over the 18 year period permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) I mean... $10k a year for survival for one human? I guess that makes sense? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent [+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago I read something similar more recently, and it was about $250k then. It's probably even more at this present moment permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) I mean... $10k a year for survival for one human? I guess that makes sense? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago I read something similar more recently, and it was about $250k then. It's probably even more at this present moment permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) It’s gettin’ boomer up in here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago It's getting child-free, but still majorly indebted to credit card companies up in here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago It's getting child-free, but still majorly indebted to credit card companies up in here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago very relevant username permalink fedilink source parent